Ei Raat (Unplugged) by Sourav Sarkar, Dev Sen

Ei Raat (Unplugged) arrived from the Ei Raat (Unplugged) album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2016. The music, composed by Dev Sen, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Sourav Sarkar, Dev Sen understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. On screen, Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Koneenica Banerjee, Indraneil Sengupta, Rajatava Dutta Roni, Rudranil Ghosh, Rajesh Sharma, Sudipta Chakraborty, Sohana Saba bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

2016 was a strong year for Bengali music, and Ei Raat (Unplugged) was among the reasons why. Ei Raat (Unplugged) is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

The concision of Ei Raat (Unplugged) — just 4:19 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Ei Raat (Unplugged) has earned its place in the catalogue of Bengali music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.